Saracca and Nation

African Memory and Re-creation in Grenada (Film Screening)

Tuesday February 3, 2009 | 5:30 PM
Merle Collins
Professor Department of English University of Maryland

The video documentary Saracca and Nation, an exploration of the role of memory in the creation of contemporary culture, presents two cultural “performances” in the Caribbean island state of Grenada — the River Sallee saracca and the Carriacou Big Drum Nation Dance. It considers how these cultural performances owe their existence to African memory and re-creation.